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| Actors: Michael C. Hall, Erik King
Studio: Showtime / Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 49.99
Buy New: CDN$ 29.99
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New (14) Used (3) from CDN$ 28.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 14
Format: Ac-3, Dolby, Ntsc, Widescreen, Closed-captioned
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 650
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 851364
UPC: 097368513648
EAN: 0097368513648
ASIN: B000Q6GUW0
Theatrical Release Date: November 2006
Release Date: August 21, 2007
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Dexter, Season 1 December 28, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had heard a lot about this show called "Dexter" from co-workers. I always forgot to watch it since I rarely have time for TV.
I don't know why ... but I purchased the entire first season and plugged it in to the DVD to see the first episode. After the first viewing, I then spent the entire weekend watching each and every episode of season 1. I was amazed with the writing of the episodes and the acting was both intense and funny.
I am now hooked to this incredible show!
"Neither man nor beast, Im a new animal entirely. Im Dexter" October 26, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This tv series is about Dexter Morgan (played by Michael C. Hall), a murderer that hides in plain sight, working for the police force. I didnt think that premise was too interesting, so I didnt pay "Dexter" any attention until a few days ago, when I happened to watch one of its episodes by chance. I was hooked...
By now, I have watched all the episodes included in the first season, and plan to watch the second one. As I previously thought, the fact that this show is about a serial killer that preys on serial killers is creepy. However, this show pulls that premise off, and brilliantly so.
Dexter says that "Everybody hides what they are, at least some of the time". If you watch this tv series, you will understand why he says that. Stay away from it if you dislike dark humour, but give "Dexter" a try if you dont mind it and appreciate dry wit. Highly recommended...
Belen Alcat
Dexter a Monster for the Modern World September 1, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Author,Jeff Lindsay had an inspiration upon looking at a crowd "serial murder isn't always a bad thing." Dexter is a blood splatter specialist who works for the Miami Police, he spends some of his off time hunting, confirming the facts of the subjects crimes, then the killing and disposal of someone who kills the innocent. Dexter is a serial killer who targets serial killers using the 'Code of Harry' inspired by his dead adopted father. Season one of Showtime's Dexter is based upon the first of Jeff Lindsay's books, with the 'Ice Truck Killer'. The series and the books eventually begin to part ways, without going into the differences and similarities of the series and books I have only one fan reaction, it's the best cable series I've seen. Michael Hall was great in Six Feet Under but I prefer him as Dexter Morgan. I think that Dexter attracts and repels as you may root for a truly bad person being erased from the world while at the same time wondering about the methods used to trap them. The strongest feature of the show is Dexter's growing involvement in the world around him which includes his sister Deb (a cop initially trapped in a 'sex suit' working as a vice cop), his girlfriend Rita (damaged by an abusive husband), and his co-workers. Dexter is a new kind of monster, one I'm not ashamed to watch shrink wrap his way into a second season.
My only complaint is that the DVD has only 2 commentaries first on disc 2 the episode 'Return to Sender' and the second for the season one finale 'Born Free'. The Slim set is my preferred packaging, each disc not just floating around to fall on the floor when the package is opened.
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